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Douglas's view of eye gouging controversy

Wallabies lock Kane Douglas is moving on from the judiciary controversy that has surrounded him this week.

Vision of All Blacks tighthead prop Owen Franks putting his hand on Douglas’s face during the game lit up social media and has dominated the conversation in the days following the match, after not citing came of the incident.

Irish legend Brian O’Driscoll has been one of the most vocal critics of the non-ruling, describing the whole situation as a “farce”.

Some have viewed Douglas’s lack of reaction to the incident at the time as evidence there was no foul play, however World Rugby laws state that any contact with the eye, irrespective of any intent to eye gouge, in a similar stance to that of tip tackles.